This little town is very well known as a tourist destination for Thai people. I’m not sure how popular it is with the foreign community. It’s such a long way from anything the surrounding area certainly doesn’t add too much to the attractiveness except that it’s by the ocean. The port used to be for trading and I guess for people staying here especially Chinese shippers and there is a very large Chinese temple here right by the water though the whole town is by the water and has several bridges going over a few canals which are very picturesque. I enjoyed riding around the town on my motorcycle which is about the biggest vehicle he would want to have on some of these narrow streets.
It’s kind of interesting to notice that most of the little motorcycles driving around here or Honda Scoopy. To put that in perspective the most popular motorcycle company here is Honda and the most popular size engines are the 110 125 mL. The most popular Honda model is the Click. The Scoopy main target is women of all ages. It has strong influence from Vespa and many of the features and designs are very cute. Well, the Scoopy is the most prevalent in Klong Yai. The dealer’s stock is, of course, dominated by Scoopy.
